Including 9 closely related terms such as carbon budget, carbon budgeting, and carbon budgeting.
… and to learn from one global crisis in response to another. Global carbon emissions have fallen in all countries and will help us to meet the global Paris accord target to limit warming. This demonstrates a valuable lesson, that there is no quick fix and reduction in carbon emissions has to be sustained and long term to have a significant impact. We can also learn valuable lessons on a Sefton basis · COVID…
…, but in reality, is causing problems for communities now. In order to meet the net zero carbon target, we will develop detailed a carbon reduction trajectory for the period 2020 – 2030, during phase 1. We will also explore options to introduce Carbon budgeting alongside corporate financial models. We have defined our organisation as, all our depots, leisure centers, libraries, fleet vehicles and office spaces…
…. We will define our emissions according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. This will include the most direct emissions Scope 1 and Scope 2, with some additional emissions captured within Scope 3, namely business travel and commuting. Sefton’s Carbon Baseline / Footprint Here is a summary of the Council’s carbon footprint in CO2. The total emissions from the scope we have defined is 10,017 Tonnes…
…. Activity Emissions (tCO2) Scope 1 Gas 3,173 Scope 1 Oil 0 Scope 1 Diesel 142 Scope 2 Electricity 4,411 Scope 3 Business Travel 313 Scope 3 Staff Commute 1,978 Total emissions 10,017 Here is a summary of the Council’s carbon footprint in CO2e…
…. This will be revised and updated each year in order to capture achievements, opportunities, technological developments and additional challenges. Sefton Council Action Plan Carbon Reduction We will work towards becoming net carbon zero by 2030 We will take local action by · Maintaining (and refining) the carbon baseline for Council emissions. This will have a high impact and will be implemented…